Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-06-04
KANSAS NEWS.

KANSAS NEWS.
Enterprise has q new creamery about
ready Tor operation.
Winfield has organized q base ball associa-
ton with s.. 600 sapital.
western Kansas is planted with q lister.
johnson City was chosen for county seat
of Stanton county by majority Of ninety
five votes.
The members of the various labor unions
in Wichita number about eighteen hundred
workmen.
Preparations are being made to organize
company in Humboldt, to bore for coal and
natural gas.
81. Q. Wood, of Wellington, the inventor
of several valuable machines, has been ad-
judged insane. =
The Bulletin thinks It only question Of
time when the sugar mill will resume opera
tions at Sterling.
The Eldorado Fruit and Vegetable Can
ming company has been organized, with q
capital stock Of $4,000.
Hugoton is having boom on the strength
of two prospective railroads, the D. N. 4
A. and the Missouri Pacific.
Moundridge Leader: The tall waving
oats, corn, and wheat can be seen from ouz
Office door distance of ten miles.
A large tobacco factory, giving employ.
ment to one hundred hands, is proposed to
be erected at Fort Scott this summer.
John Smithpeter was awarded $4,000
damage against the Gulf Railroad Company
by the Cherokee county district court, last
tuesday. His team and switch engine
had a collision at Weir last December, an
he was badly hurt.
According to the Lyndon Journal, the
Murray law has increased the salary of the
probate Judge Of Usage county 1896 pei
annum.
Yates Center Nesus:: Our gas company il
now organized, and as soon as the charter il
obtained, which will be in q few days, will
be ready for business.
The entire Salvation Army was arrested
while marching in the streets of Wichita fol-
blockading the streets. At Topeka an army
meeting was broken up by fight.
The annual address before the state uni
versity literary societies will be delivered
on Monday evening, June 9Th, by Noble l.
Prentis, of the Newton Republican.
The Concordia Blade relates the story
of the suicide of A. Kindle, young farmer
living in Center township. Disappointed
love is supposed to have been the cause.
The Newton Republican states that Phil
Armour has signitied his intent ton of estab-
fishing q packing house in Southwestern
Kansas and that Newton will pl obably get
it.
Western Kansas World: Prairie chickens
are quite numerous-more 30 than they have
been other years this early in the season.
This should be sign of the increase of the
crops in country.
Henry Schmalley, living three miles north
of Girard, accidentally shot himself in one
of his thighs last week. He was getting
ready to go to dance, and was putting a
revolver in his pocket, when it was dis
charged with the above reeults.
Sterling Republican: The corn crop is
not nearly 80 badly injured by the recent
heavy rain and hail as was at first supposed.
The nice growing weather of the past few
days has b1 ought it out wonderfully.
Dodge City is fortunate in having secured
the interest of New York millionaire. He
has just put So, 600 in bank, given $5O.OOO
to the Presbyterian college and built an i'm
mense irrigating canal which has cost thous-
ands of dollars.
much exercised over the murder of Dan
Naples, the deputy marshal. Owing to the
prominence of the dead mans family con.
nection it is feared that the crime will not
pass unO ,served, but will recoil to the dis
of the nation.
William A. Burns, in letter to Cover nor
Martin, says that the way to prevent cyclones
s to plant trees along the streams, as they
prevent moisture and sudden changes in
in localities and produce par
tial vacuum in the atmosphere.
Fort Scott Tribune: A. 81. Campbell will
convert the bea tiful woods near his gas
wells into handsome park, construct large
AXE in the center, fill it with carp, and pre-
sent the site to the city. This is one of the
most generous propositions yet made.
Lyons Republican: Several years ago
nan came to Kansas and bought ection of
grazing land, paying between two and three
dollars per acre. Now he sells for S12 to $1O
dollars an acre and has never put q cent il
he way of improvement. A tolerable good
Investment.
Kansas boasts OF OO.OCO church member
divided between 135, 900 Professionals and
(, 600 Catholics. This number is divided
INTO 2,871 church organizations worshipinR
n 1850 church edifces. The total value Of
'hurch property is estimated at nearly five
million dollars.
Peabody Graphic: The experimental
ilk station is rapidly nearing completion,
N it's beautiful site in Highland addition,
donated to the Peabody Investment com.
,any. It is surrounded by ten acres Of mul-
Jerry trees, arranged In a tasty and orna-
mental manner, and Will by another season
70 one of the most attractive places in tht
dty.
Eldorado Republican: No community il
70 poor as that which has nothing to sell
After while immigration to Butler county
viii practically cease. After while We viii
AVE no influx of Eastern money. After q
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